Isaac is not overweight!! This was the confirmation given by Isaac's paediatrician, Dr YY Yip, though he had gained 2kgs since birth and is now weighing 5.6 kg. He has also grown taller from 50cm at birth to 57 cm yesterday. His head circumference has also increased from 36.5cm to 41.5cm. Overall, he is growing up well and everything is ok.
The purpose for the visit to the doctor's was for his second dose of the Hep B jab. The jabbing process was so cutteee, though Chee Meng's heart ached when Dr Yip poked the needle into Isaac's thigh. Isaac was shaking his head ferociously from side to side when the needle went in, cried for a while, then quietened down and stared at Dr Yip. The whole process is so interesting (sorry, i'm quite a sadist huh?!) and the only regret we had was that we did not film down the jabbing process.. sigh... i should have brought the videocam along! But really, Isaac is really so funny! I think the image of him and the needle will remain as one of the cutest memories of Isaac.
After his jab, we went shopping at Takashimaya! I had to get some new nursing tops coz the ones i bought earlier (when i still had my big belly) was now too big and made it easy for me to overexpose myself! After buying the tops, Isaac was hungry and i went to the Taka breastfeeding room to feed him. He was feeding well, until i guess he felt he poo-pooed and was uncomfortable, that he spat out quite a large amount of milk all over himself and me. Didn't even have a chance to burp him. So i immediately SOS-ed my mum and my confinement auntie to come take over and change him. And wow, it was big business man..
After we changed him, we went for lunch at Angus Steak House! This is one of my favourite makan places since pregnancy and boy, i was so glad to be able to sit down at the restaurant to enjoy a good meal after delivery! It was really yummy! After lunch, we walked around for a bit and went to my parents' place so that Isaac can rest a bit. Of course, Isaac manja-ed everyone and wanted to be carried to sleep. And he rested on my mum's chest for a good 2 hours while i took a nap on the same bed i slept on during my pregnancy. We stayed at my parents' place till about 8pm before we headed home.
So, after a day of galivanting, the lessons are:
Lesson 1 - Extra clothings
It is a given that we bring extra sets of clothings for Isaac when we go out, but perhaps i should also bring an extra top when i go out and expect to feed him. When Isaac spat out milk, he left blots of milk all over my top and i went around Taka for a good half an hour with wet spots on my tee. Luckily we hid in the restaurant where the blots dried up after we completed our meals. Maybe i should also wear a bib when feeding him!! Haha!
Lesson 2 - Call for reinforcements
I felt quite helpless when Isaac spat out milk all over himself and started fidgeting and crying. Luckily i had my mum and my confinement auntie with me and i immediately called them to come and take over. At least i can pass Isaac to them for the clean-up while i go clean up myself. So, the moral of the story is - never attempt shopping without calling in mothers, aunties etc. At least for the beginning, until we get better at handling him.
Lesson 3 - Consider extending the services of the confinement nanny
Luckily, we were able to extend the service of our confinement auntie for another month, which meant that we could still have an easy time while out shopping. As mentioned in my earlier postings, i was really lucky to have such a good confinement auntie who is pro-breastfeeding, neat, communicates well, loves babies and generally supportive. She is also a very good cook and tries to cook different dishes using the same ingredients (well, the ingredients for confinement food is quite standard). There were many days where the dishes she came up with surprised both Chee Meng and myself and we finished every single piece of meat/vegetable! Another reason why i extended her stint was so that we could fit Isaac into a more stable pattern before i take over full-time as well as to have more rest. Of course, i worry if Isaac would be too attached to her but then again, i have my secret weapon - breastfeeding!!! Haha!!
Cheers to more shopping!!
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